![[Pasted image 20260606122406.jpg]] *J Marshall Pittman (your instructor)* My name is **J. Marshall PIttman** and I specialize in character rigging and animation pipelines, focusing on AR and VR. I have contributed work to [**Emblematic Group**](https://emblematicgroup.com/), [**IStation**](https://amiralearning.com/), [**Reel FX Creative Studios**](https://www.reelfx.com/), **JCPenney**, **Visual Handshake**, **Liquid Pictures**, and others. I taught at **Valencia Community College**, **Full Sail (University)**, and the **University of Texas at Dallas** before joining the full-time faculty at **Collin College** as a Professor of **Media Arts** in **Animation & Game Art**, where I have been since 2004. I have been involved in the ACM Conference (**ACM97** & **ACM1**) and **SIGGRAPH Conference** (SIGkids '94, Digital Bayou '96, Electric Garden '97, Millenium Motel '99) production for emerging technologies venues, was **SIGkids Chair** in 2010, was technical director of **CG Con.** I am a co-founder of the annual **Industry Giants conference** and the animation guild **A Bunch of Short Guys** in Dallas, Texas. I am a **Certified Unity Developer**, Co-founder and CTO of **Augmented Traveler**, and I have a degree in **Graphic Design Technology**. My daughter Ruby graduated from NYU in the [Tandon School of Engineering](https://engineering.nyu.edu/) in 2020. ## Contact & Office Hours Email Address: **[email protected]** Phone Number: **972.881.5159** Campus and Office Number: **Frisco L-205** (IT Center is Closed for the Summer) Office Hours/Availability: Mondays **8:30 - 9:00** AM | **1:00 - 1:30** PM Tuesdays **8:30 - 9:00** AM | **1:00 - 1:30** PM Wednesdays **8:30 - 9:00** AM | **1:00 - 1:30** PM Thursdays **8:30 - 9:00** AM | **1:00 - 1:30** PM **Communication Response Time: ** I expect to reply to **emails** and **Canvas messages** within **24 hours during weekdays** and by **Monday** if you contact me on the **weekends**. Usually, replies will be much quicker than that, however! **Preferred Method of Contact:** For curriculum and private matters, **email** is the best way to reach me for a timely response. I am not always able to retrieve phone messages from the campus system. **Course questions** should always be sent through **Canvas messaging**. All classes have **open lab hours** after lectures (this is the best time for help). **All** lab and office hours are in the classroom. Most Frisco Campus buildings are closed this Summer! ***All email communication must be sent through either your Collin email or Canvas inbox.***